Sanitary fitting comprising a plug unit

Abstract

A sanitary fitting ( 1 ) containing an outer housing ( 2 ) having a sensor ( 3 ), wherein the sensor ( 3 ) contains at least a first electrical connector ( 4 ), and an inner housing ( 5 ) to which a connector assembly ( 11 ) having at least one second electrical connector ( 6 ) is attached in a detachable manner, wherein the inner housing ( 5 ) can be disposed in the outer housing ( 2 ) in such a way that the at least one first electrical connector ( 4 ) and the at least one second electrical connector ( 6 ) form a first electrical plug connection ( 7 ).

The invention claimed is: 
     
         1 . A sanitary fitting ( 1 ) comprising:
 an outer housing ( 2 ) comprising a sensor ( 3 ), wherein the sensor ( 3 ) comprises at least a first electrical connector ( 4 ), and wherein the sensor ( 3 ) is attached to an inner circumferential surface of the outer housing ( 2 ), and   an inner housing ( 5 ) to which a connector assembly ( 11 ) is attached in a detachable manner, wherein the connector assembly ( 11 ) comprises at least one second electrical connector ( 6 ),   wherein the inner housing ( 5 ) is configured to be disposed in the outer housing ( 2 ) such that the at least one first electrical connector ( 4 ) and the at least one second electrical connector ( 6 ) form a first electrical plug connection ( 7 ),   wherein the inner housing ( 5 ) comprises a seat ( 17 ) configured to allow the insertion of the connector assembly ( 11 ), and   wherein the seat ( 17 ) is disposed on a circumferential surface ( 30 ) of the inner housing such that the connector assembly ( 11 ) is flush with the circumferential surface ( 30 ) of the ( 5 ) inner housing ( 5 ).   
     
     
         2 . The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the connector assembly ( 11 ) is configured to be inserted into the seat ( 17 ) in a longitudinal direction ( 10 ) of the inner housing ( 5 ). 
     
     
         3 . The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the seat ( 17 ) has an opening ( 20 ) for a cable ( 19 ) of the connector assembly ( 11 ). 
     
     
         4 . The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein a fastening element ( 12 ) of the sanitary fitting ( 1 ) is used to attach the connector assembly ( 11 ) to the inner housing ( 5 ). 
     
     
         5 . The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to  claim 4 , wherein the fastening element ( 12 ) is a nut into which a threaded bolt ( 31 ) is configured to be screwed for attaching the sanitary fitting ( 1 ). 
     
     
         6 . The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to  claim 4 , wherein the fastening element ( 12 ) is configured to be inserted into the inner housing ( 5 ). 
     
     
         7 . The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to  claim 4 , wherein the fastening element ( 12 ) has a retaining lug ( 18 ) that attaches the connector assembly ( 11 ) in the seat ( 17 ). 
     
     
         8 . The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the connector assembly ( 11 ) has a third electrical connector ( 21 ), which is configured to be used to electrically connect the connector assembly ( 11 ) to at least one functional unit ( 13 ) of the sanitary fitting ( 1 ). 
     
     
         9 . The sanitary fitting ( 1 ) according to  claim 1 , wherein the seat ( 17 ) is a recess in the inner housing ( 5 ) into which the connector assembly ( 11 ) is configured to be at least partially inserted.